BITCOIN DIPS BELOW $80,000 AS SAMSUNG-LED TECH JITTERS AND A HAWKISH FED WEIGH ON CRYPTO

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Bitcoin fell from $81,700 to $79,800 during Thursday's Asian session after Samsung shares dropped over 5% on a chip-division profit miss (106.5 trillion won versus 108.5 trillion won expected), pulling the Kospi down 2% and Nasdaq futures down 1.4%. The Federal Reserve's hawkish hold at 3.75-4% added pressure, with Chair Kevin Warsh citing persistent inflation and ING forecasting a December rate hike following September's increase. $356 million in crypto futures liquidated over 24 hours, including $205 million from long positions, with BTC futures accounting for $94 million and ETH for $72 million. Elevated real yields reduce the speculative capital pool, and a December Fed hike would tighten that constraint into year-end.